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appears to be now uncommon in Bermuda, but J. M. Jones (1876) 
recorded it as common; Hurdis also mentioned it as found here in 
his time. It chiefly attacks the feet of those colored natives who 
habitually go barefooted. 
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Figure 103.—Larva of Dog Flea, much enlarged ; b, head, in profile; c, caudal 
appendages; after Chittenden. Figure 104.—Chigoe (Sarcopsylla penetrans); 
a, female, much enlarged ; b, female filled with eggs, natural size; after 
Packard. Figure 105.—Gravid female of another species of Sarcopsylla 
(not Bermudian); much enlarged. 
The Hen-flea (Sarcopsylla gallinacea Westw.) probably also occurs 
here, though we could obtain no specimens. It has been found to 
infest poultry in Florida, Ceylon, Asia, etc. (See Packard, Insect 
Life, v, p. 23, figs., 1894.) 
e.— Hymenoptera. (Bees, Wasps, etc.) 
The Honey Bee (Apis mellifica) was undoubtedly introduced 
by some of the early settlers, though I have found no record of the 
date. Wax and honey, were mentioned as articles exported in 1679. 
In modern times considerable numbers of bees have been kept by 
some of the farmers, but their increase is much interfered with by 
the bee-moth, cockroaches, and ants. 
Yellow Wasp. (? Vespa vulgaris.) Recorded by Jones, but not 
seen by our parties. : 
Hornets and Wasps. (Polistes Canadensis, P. perplewus, and P. 
pallipes.) Figures 106, 107. 
This genus is very common in summer. Its nests, consisting only 
of a sheet of cells, four or five inches across, without paper covering, 
were found attached to the leaf-stalks of young palmettos, ete. 
Apparently there are three or more species. 
